According to the UC Berkeley Labor Center, here's where workers earn more than the new state minimum of $16.90 per hour: ...

Four in 10 hourly workers say that living paycheck to paycheck would be an upgrade from their current financial situation, according to a new study. The survey of 2,000 American workers who get paid ...

A “perfect storm” of rising costs and inflexible schedules is leading to big problems for hourly workers—and trouble for ...

The disparity comes from a lack of access to plans, guidance and education, according to Escalent’s Cogent Syndicated. Often deprived of the same mechanisms that salaried workers use to save for their ...

WorkJam cofounder and CEO Steve Kramer recently spoke with the Associated Press about how companies can better retain hourly workers. WorkJam, an online platform that was founded in 2014, has tried to ...

In 2025, a seemingly straightforward question—"Why aren't people taking available hourly jobs?"—has a surprisingly complex answer. For many, the cost of living has simply outpaced the wages offered.

Burnout isn’t just a problem for big businesses—it’s hitting small businesses and companies with significant numbers of hourly workers especially hard. According to Legion Technologies’ 2025 State of ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Costco Wholesale Corp. is raising pay for most of its hourly U.S. workers to more than $30 an hour amid contract talks with unionized ...

The irony is almost poetic. For years, the tech industry assumed robots would come for factory workers first. Amazon’s leaked documents once suggested the company could replace half a million ...

Springfield paraprofessional Madison Henry spends school days working directly with students who need academic, emotional and behavioral support. In recent weeks, she has also supported coworkers by ...